In the wake of Guy Ritchie's reimagining, the BBC puts its own stamp on Arthur Conan Doyle's sleuth--and sets him in a London filled with cell phones and laptops. In the pilot, director Paul McGuigan (a keen visual stylist) introduces Sherlock Holmes (Atonement's Benedict Cumberbatch) as a "high-functioning sociopath" and Dr. John Watson (The Office's Martin Freeman) as an army veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder. Through a mutual friend, the two become flatmates at 221B Baker Street (Una Stubbs plays their landlady). Holmes, who consults with Scotland Yard inspector Lestrade (Rupert Graves) on his trickier cases, drafts Watson to assist him.In "Study in Pink," four people commit suicide by poison. When Holmes sets out to establish a link, he falls right into the culprit's clutches. Other cases concern a smuggling operation ("The Blind Banker") and a mad bomber ("The Great Game"). Though he doesn't make a formal entrance until episode 3, Sherlock's archenemy, Moriarty (Andrew Scott), has a hand in each mystery, while the detective's brother, Mycroft (cocreator Mark Gatiss), first appears when he tries to hire Watson as a spy, an offer the good doctor refuses. Through his job at a medical office, Watson also meets Sarah (Zoe Telford), who becomes his girlfriend.
Part of the fun of Jeremy Brett's Holmes (and Agatha Christie's Poirot) came from the period details, so this update takes a little getting used to--as does the occasional mumbled line--but Cumberbatch and Freeman share an enjoyable Odd Couple rapport, marked by flashes of deadpan wit, which compensates for the absence of deerstalker caps (Holmes favors scarves) and journals (Watson maintains a website). Extras include commentary on the finale, the original pilot, and a featurette, in which cocreator Steven Moffat (Doctor Who) notes that Cumberbatch was his only choice for the title role. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Price: $34.98
![Video Games Live: Level 2 [Blu-Ray + DVD Combo]](/51AGODSC24LSL500.jpg)
DVD Details * Actor(s): Various :search Various * Format: Color Standard screen * Soundtrack: English * Additional: Blue Ray HD DVD * Rating: NR * MSRP: $29.99 * Release Date: 10 19 2010 * Number of Discs: 2
Although realtime except been worlds and became bankrupt management notes (via massively) for his shuttered game APB declared last "patch":
Videogame consultant and columnist N'Gai Croal joins Garnett, Brian and Jeff on the show this week. Heavy hitters like Star Wars force unleashed 2 and fable 3 step up to the plate in whatcha' been playin? along with hands-on reports from BlizzCon on Diablo 3 and the upcoming custom StarCraft 2 cards. A fast the examination whether game design is stagnating in times of fall in habits which branches off of the warning on topics including moves up whether derivative design inherently is bad and why we bother us so much about services from. And packaging it up in the front page are details on the relaunch of the games for Windows Marketplace, zenimax expanding its development resources with the addition of Shinji Mikami's new Tango gameworks Studio and more.
As a special Halloween treat Epic Games decided the gears of war 2 XP bonus to a ridiculous number this weekend increase the Sera players that perfect excuse to return to the world.
Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games every day. The most anticipated titles their own post, get because we know you eager that to see this content. For the rest, we have the daily filter, a place, we offer our huge database on a daily basis to all media. The last filter of the week has new media of need for speed hot pursuit, Star Wars: the old Republic, epic Mickey, bloody good time, WWE SmackDown vs raw 2011 Super Scribblenauts Bulletstorm, Cabela's dangerous hunts 2011 NeverDead trials HD, shadows of the damned. BulletstormStar Wars: the old RepublicInstall Flash this ShackvideoPlease install view Flash of this ShackvideoShackvideo users can use the HD stream view. Shadows of the DamnedInstall view Flash of this ShackvideoShackvideo users can use the HD stream. Trials HDInstall view Flash of this ShackvideoShackvideo users can use the HD stream. The need for speed hot pursuitInstall view Flash of this ShackvideoShackvideo users can use the HD stream. Install view Flash of this ShackvideoShackvideo users can use the HD stream. Install view Flash of this ShackvideoShackvideo users can use the HD stream. Epic MickeyInstall view Flash of this ShackvideoShackvideo users can use the HD stream. Bloody Good TimeInstall view Flash of this ShackvideoShackvideo users can use the HD stream. NeverDeadWWE SmackDown vs raw 2011Install view Flash of this ShackvideoShackvideo users can use the HD stream. Cabela's dangerous hunts 2011Install view Flash of this ShackvideoShackvideo users can use the HD stream. Super ScribblenautsPlease install Flash this ShackvideoPlease install Flash this ShackvideoPlease install Flash of this Shackvideo show show show
UK-based Mind Candy, developer and publisher of child-targeted MMO Moshi Monsters, revealed that its free-to-play game has reached 29 million registered accounts spread out across 150 countries. 
The Nintendo DS line topped the Japanese hardware sales charts this week, though its lead on the PSP diminished, reports tracking firm Media Create. 
Atari and Cryptic Studios will allow Star Trek Online subscribers to play and create their own custom missions, planets, and even star systems in the MMORPG with a new toolset called The Foundry. 
Microsoft on Friday said its 25 million Xbox Live members are averaging over 40 hours per month on the online service, spending the equivalent of over 1 billion hours per month on Live altogether, as the platform continues to expand beyond multiplayer gaming. 
Nintendo today announced a new online shopping service for its Wii console in Japan, as well as a three-day event showcasing the Nintendo 3DS to potential Japanese customers.